Vaires-sur-Marne explained

Vaires-sur-Marne
Commune Status:Commune
Adjustable Map:Map commune FR insee code 77479.png
Coordinates:48.8667°N 2.65°W
Insee:77479
Postal Code:77360
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Vaires-sur-Marne.svg
Image Coat Of Arms Size:80px
Arrondissement:Torcy
Canton:Villeparisis
Mayor:Edmonde Jardin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Paris - Vallée de la Marne
Demonym:Vairois
Elevation Min M:38
Elevation Max M:52
Area Km2:6.02

Vaires-sur-Marne (in French pronounced as /vɛːʁ syʁ maʁn/;) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France.

Vaires-sur-Marne is at the western end of the LGV Est high-speed railway, reaching Vendenheim (near Strasbourg) in the east. Vaires–Torcy station has rail connections to Meaux and Paris. It was spectacularly blown up in John Frankenheimer's 1964 film The Train.

It is one of the venues of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Vaires-sur-Marne are called Vairois (masculine) and Vairoises (feminine) in French.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.